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All 211%? 1'/at' N().35.
l[)0dda Kris1[111z;1ppa La-1y<:m£ ._
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AND:
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Aged é£b(_)Lzi: 2:3 y.1f (§f'%.}?¢P(Ii.:
2::ge1i11st' thejL1.cIgrne11t 2:1r'1d d(','.(",I".(ff£"'.d£1f.E?(If f3':.§'O7.2*QU':2
Iaassed in O.S.No.3744/85'Q11 1:1'1<'-:.f1'1'e of,_1.}1'*? V..AddI. =
City Civil Judge. Bz11'1g21l<)1*Ee';.?, f)ar1Tly Ci'<ég:1*téei-11;;[the .<3u1't
for partmon and sc+pa1rai;c:'__}50:5sessi<)1'i"in 1~¢_.<§}3tj1i'i:11_g .011 for 1'1cz;11'iI[1;;_g this day. N
K11 1113.!' J . . (E r;~.I_1'wj'1=r.;,-..('f'j~fl': fo}1« )wi1"1g' :
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is; a:V ;)'1va~:-:--:"':'I'Titfs appeal agei1ir1s1' the jL1c7fgr'nez'11.
' .ai."1d. jAcie4g§r"e€:~w _;_)f'=tI1e 'l"ri.21I Ccmrl". which has 1'cr_je<'i'ed the
{.:]ai'1"n e=*('?1_ of ail (')I'ht'.1' itcrms.
c;';><;n zmd .s'€}:')a1'aI'c-?
" « . V' }'>ssi<)1"1.
2. Phi' the pu1'p0sc' of {fox:ve1':ic1'1('re. the pa1'1f1'c:s5
are I't"f(.'.l"]"(T(1 to as i.I':c-'y e;-Irv 1'cfe1'rt;éd to in 1.1':(:' (.)1'igi1"1aI
St.liI..
'(ieféx1';d2i;11:s_. " « .._
3. The s1,1t)_;'c("i. r11a.t'1'c;*1' of ':.}'1c';* suit six H',€.'IT1S of
E'1<::)ust-* [i)I'(j)p{'}"1}--'. w1'1ic_:i'1 2:111: 1mm? pz:u'11'c'u_121r1y' cies_ed
in '::1'1c'2 sc:}T1cduEe to the pfaim. and }'1erei1"1:;1f1.eI'
to as 'A' s('hcc11.1Ee pr0pe1'1:y. I\/lovable. pr()pA=;ji'1.i.a-3.5;.' 7c1r €= "
Cit?s(:1"ib'1':€'p1&21;ntii;f3 NQs.2'to
5 are the sons of the firsit pEai1'1I:i ff__. 1"D.G:fCI1dg§_fit.
a1'1d 3 are t',ht";r sons of the, i'i:.'s1". dt)af§%1'1'd2_;i.1T11;
defenda11t, N035 2111d"£3_ a1'e "i:.he ;iséng of tI'1"eV f()L1rth
deR~.;1c1amT. The first: }';slaimVi1"f'. "ifirst._.~d{éfé§ngiant and the
E"0L11't,h: c1efc1'Titij:Z1_:"11; éufe ~1"} i't: __btfo [}1e.1'$. bei11g the sons of
late' C.M.i,:.ui11a1'ij'ap13.a. _ '1?}..c_*"E'c}1c1e-1.111 Nos? to 10 art'-' £1116
sist'.e;*s'v of 1' h(».'_ f'iV1*'S'E'. pIa.:._ir1E"ifi' and first a11d fmxrth
of the p1aint:iffs is then they all
b(?1(3?.i}§.§ ,.__Efo' -1.:71':ciivi(;i{'d HiI'1(.h.1 I'..E_nciividc;*(i Joint, f**2=m1iEy
.'"---- gg(')y'c:rI'1ci'ci.by 1119 Hi1'1(i1.: I'vi{i'141"1aksha1'a Schook of Law.
_' 'E'.1'V1t':rir" 'faI:her late: C.,E.\/Iunina_1'1_}'appa passed away on
" "29.()4. 1978 2-11'. I-5a11'1ge1]()1"c=', 'W16? f.g(',}V1E'EI}}(_)§,':i(":[ClE E.l'(':'.t:? is sci':
out as s(':hcci1,x1c "A" to E.l"1e plain1_.. C.Munina1'1ja1;)pa haci
T."-"(J f:)1'01.}'1:=:r.:"s. 'l'E'1e:.> b1'(>1_i"1L.'1's's r:1iv1c:ic.:(:i {.110 j<_:)i1'1E" far1'1iEy
kw
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t'l'1£' _joi1"1I: famiiy of the' pla1i11I'iffs 21nd the c3eéf"efi13..d a:1_i1~$.
He (:2.1m€ I() B2;1_1'1g2;2.1lo1"<~r \.vi_tl'1 2: view to i.'1..1:'1'_}.T2§':(3'1""(~.§;'1d__ _
the business. Late C.E\/11.11'1iI'1aI1j£-lppéi"~-.:\FJ&1Su "t_}1e,
kart Em/M2:11T1agc_:_1~ of 11'1(':'. 'joint fg.1n1:;'ly, O 'gii"1;T1i'ii}}*'*A--..h'Ej_'
i11vestc-.*d 1;1'1€_j()i1'lI f21mi.Ey fi;.11'1ci_s in me b1.1siv_1'i<:=$'s--»..whic:h
W215 can.'i_ed on in pa1"i'11e1'sh__i__p"':viii<1_ C}21:_"1g«:a,.;'v1_r1a_9211" New
'E'11a1'21g'1.zpt'.!._ E~%z4.1n's___§2';:1é";'z."r~,5}.._ }g3£iif1I';1'1§§1*--shi}3 business
f?tEII_"1(§.'c'1I_'11 in 1111c'-3 said bL1SiI1(;?SS.
The? jQifIV1'i_L'~.f3m;1Vi'i_y .«'ea11*1'1e('i s1.1lDs1':a.m'iaE pmfit.s
211'1dV_1._}'1e': s;I1"rI1_Vt-E "W.:':lS "£I3\.?t?sE.crci in a<:qL1irir1g immovable
4, p1_'c1;3c:r:1:Li.t:s";A. He éiEi€.ji.1irc2ci two houses at. Raja_j_ir121g;211'.
f3;a1'ig21.l t':--§<:~'; i3'=g=§:.;1 N'o..<;.1. 2-md 2 of the': suit s<..%1'1e: are
I:1'ie__pr'<.)pe2ff.ié:5 2:z.céq1ai.1"cci out of the _jo:'1'1i. family fiuads.
'I'I*1e i"t<3.I.:{1 Nai of the suit :'5c11&2c1.u1e properiy lac-.*.'c.11"i;t1g
A' -.,(fi':'3r.Ln:5 N0.3()8/13 is sit.1.1a_t'e 2:1? 4*" Block. R2:1Vj21ji1'3z1ge11",
V. ....E;3z11'1g21l1*c? and s'e<é(.)n<.1 item bez:z.r'i1'1g No.31-313 is si1ue;1i:(-7.
at 5"' E"-3l<)("'l»;. Ra.1.je.1fi}1;:1;§z.:1". B;»11'1g"a1.E()1"cr. M
6. Late C.M1:ni1'1e11'1kjap13a amci {inc} I'"i1's£_--'iji '1-.i'f 1111:'-1 joint. family fLu'1(is f.,'VdiV1S'§3.lT1,1(',iIGd. fi_z--s;- fleim~
anti new the pr0;)c*.1't'y dc~s(r1~ib(-:_d"--as i1::é;i:2t1 "No.2,--,
valuable property. The sajn-dhas bfiieri 'Er;-:e'_ise(i td two
persons i.e_,_ §.:__§I'()},1I1C1Vfi£)V_()I' isV'1é21::é€%d {;Q_ a f.e1'1Véi"1'1E'j"aI1d an
()u.t=h()LIse 1'12-15 also tx-331': Icased.~,i§0. 'a11'Qt:h.er tenant.
The first dcé3'7v;Ti'}::1"ty"'1.4'e;}jpzrf)xi11121£'.c:1y' con1es to 2} sum of
Rs.2.(}'QO--/«:- Vper' i:'1V(51v11;}*1--;._ ,-As zfar as it.e11'1 No.2 is
(é()12(_te1"11é"d, VA ii. V' .}:.);'e ar1d that building also
" bCé1w 1'€€1s,s¢Cl._._ It also cronsists of shops 211161 z'eside1'1tial
V' " 'VE'i['-3¢:.'_'.~~ s!mp.s,; havr: }:)eer1 1.(:2-tscici to several
f'.cfl11 a1'1f.s. 'fl_".'i gr0u1"1£:1 floor wh1'c:h. C(')nsist:s of norr
1' alsc) been
icféimeci {(3 1cmt1"1t. '1'_'r1c* inooxm-? derived by late
°.(3H\tEu:1ir1a1'1jappe1 and the first defe11da11I} was; about
'"Rs.I.5(')()/~ per m01":1'1'} amzl the }_)1"t'..'II-.'é€I'1I" E1'1(r12;1.i1"}.11'f:'fs n.1z:_v 1:39 p(':1'mi1.1:c:(:1 E0 2-i.I'VF}_§.;]3.d
t.h_\,' also came in kHi:'i(i)\v 11}'i'2i1'i':* -. .::1ii"1C§"'v. 1"';E'1j.<.31'.__
(iefera(iant' 2'lT'"i(1 the '1'i1's1': ;3l2=:.ii'1t.ii'1's «ci':'?;_'
joint: famiiy assets si1.uai;.é%:ci«.git. 'I';R.E\/!il1,i",_ Be1.I1ga}r;1re.
bearm;.{ No.31/A an<_.i ciEc_)(:)1'____N(;._l1./A. "i3.e,siV };1<'§q:'1i.1fé%£,i_ SiTt.1£1.T('fd at
Azad1"1e1gz'11'. 5'?'Crcissbé9;r.i'i":g"Ijooi" 1?\§c),'?)/2. They 2:11:30
belongs; 10, :'ii't.*.4__;i$j1.'1';! f:"c1_.1fi1_.E fi'hk;;' fi1'st p}aint;ifi"s fa1'h<%r
xms deiii-ig' I1,Vzcr'1'ziij'i-~\zS:si arici t'.211"I']€d h.1}.g(;? income
and it x\ré1s_é1!..i §.I'1.\_re}~:.:ft.&:<i._£1"; Hie narne of first plaiiltiffs
t"c~iV_i'Ja":i~'§1),i--: __Li:3 _wlIAV'a«::s.._..i_1:1.' 1';1'1c-: first zmd fourtii dc:E"c1"1cla1'1t;'s
'.1'1_'a_me;._V'*As'"¥21r as piai1'ii,ifTs are €f(i)I'1C?€:E'i'1CCi, their
}::'t{..{'f'J"(".-Sf 'vii({:3'C-I ('()1'1'1;3}c?1',<:ly i;',§1"1()reci. The p12»1ir11,ifi's I"1a,ve
13e3er'1~~ c1e?::g)ri\;t:2(.i of i.11cir valuable 1'ig1'1t',s.
9. The W ;:ilain1;.ii'f' came' to Ba..r1ga.1;<?s of i"i,E.<; ()w13 \vi.i.§.i'11,11 I.i'ii'.' ziiid zmd l'}{,'I}') 01' 1..}3c'
Ly
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aboul 10 to 12 y{*.zi}11's Coni.i1"1uous1y 21nd t.l'1¢:
,é;1i'{...€_i-3-"..__ 31 -V __ '
Closed the k)141si1"1c?s:3 as the Eihe pI"t',H']i_:'»'(;i'rS» ' ht'__
carried on the })L1..esi11(;:ss; had t':o'.i.)<-':é:_v;'1;3ie1!.cd-11$"vib§\z.__<5i?;
the order of ev1'ct':i_01'1 p:;1SS£"(.i'=::{gail'1:%51' him iI1.¢?_Ré11£.
C 2-1116 :;1'E§[4c:i*';:ajg1{i\;Q Premises 110
(%()nt.i'r"11,1e the as'-aivd I:aii(§ri::i'g bL;uE5.il'i€3¥$S..'V' 7'"1"h(%'1"ef()1"e, he
_joiI1ed HMT '2?.14"1d: _Lj*'_';_Jft?.I" §s'i_1_j1U;-§ 1*.}i1'c22'fi vheis working in HM'?
a1'1<:E Ht? 112.19' 5§:1.H '15:"; e,:.bo.:,1'1. 19 years of $e1vic.. He is
1'c:si(ii1Vi;:}; in V t1'1ET.'v.VI'§Mr1j'V AqL.lVE1l'E:C1'S by payi11;_§ m<_)1'1th1y
re111"s. T1'1t2,1'-=v' plam'tii'£"$71T11e1.1'riage '£..(_mk pmcéc: 2.-1b_éii'=:s Ebgintifi. '.l.'I§i'()1;:.ggE'i' i1"1i1Tia}Iy 1'16: was Iiving with othel"
' 1fé1r:1_jI.\*v_rm§1z}i:3v:é_:':; in 2.: 1'c-:'z1E"€.'('i I"1c)1.1se at Kaliasipalyaml,
e"s€:par"z;1t.c~ }.'1(.)L,LS€? and stzlfltecll livimg
s<=:"p;1x'21._t'elyi .--7f1'<.)111 the mhe1' n'1t?mb€:1's OE' the Iarrailv
.' i*i{)xx!e=*Ve<19. he 1n21in1ai.x'1c;2d mrdiai 1'<%1at:i(.)1'aship wnh 11:11.3
p213'_é.--I1t.s and his br 1'0 2'3
d<..)<*1._:.1'11em', 1".}"1c L_*<_):n'_e;;'1'11'..s of w%'11'Ch 1'10 ciid not k1::(..':w.
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The ::'said d()('t.ilT1{'.1"i1 112155 been t.2':akc.=1'1 f'1'2;111d1L.11e1"11'1y. It
xvas 1'cprc:s:e1'2t.ed {:0 him by his fat:11<%r as 'W811 as
defer1da11t that they \.-w1'c arra11gi1'1g to
mort:g21;gi1'1g the properties be.I<11t:;-- <I'V1'f€f:E?1f.'(5f'€:I. . ~t'E~'1e said dO(§1i1fr1t%.I']'ti is not
binding i't.if'I' amd co11seque1"1t1y on t;h.t3
p'1ai11t.iFf's.__V V'l'hfi' 1s: piajm.1'ffa1'1d other plaintiffs
a".(')fiti1'1.i?:§;:-:i 111;) be 111:'-%n1bez'ss of the 'joint'. family zgmd
(_i<.)r1sE%q L',zr;%1T1Ely.V f1.;hey 2211?. c-r:'1t:it.1@d to iihctir :'c:spc::(:'i.i\.re
of £.h"c, 1j0im; fam1i1y 1'1L1c.iet..1$ w1'1ic_h cionsisl of the
é1gri.<:.uit.ure11 lanciss and other p1'c)pe:ri,ies Set out in
iih C1' schcmi 2.1 1:9 '
sI'1,q[res _i1.'i"'.::;.}.E:'t4f1cé wjo1'r11 fanliiy pl'()p€I'Tit'.S zmquireci out
M"
RS500/« was paid 110 p:11"<_?l'1as(' anorI1ct1;.;i1.21E.%1'1i';1é"._
'1'l'1u$. it vvz,-15 $12.-net! £.1'3z.11' 21 Silnl of Rs.£.0() O._/ !'i"1a. '
C011siclerafi<)1': paid for rclcasiziig I'Llj1L-% ._1"igl1¥:.'5« ._<_:')£"«_§1.*j1Vé" 1-*"'
pl.21imi{'£'. The 1% p1aim.if_f did 'mm--..1"ecc2jw;'é%.§11'1y .$*L1€%}1 '
arnomli' and at no p.i11I"'£)V:{'
VA 1.1' m e V "I1 any
co1'1s31'dc'1'az1[i(.)1'1. Si1[1v:€:§*~~..;'1() F by thfi?
W plai1T1tiff, the said abdnitio and
f1'aL1d was 3'(:{)'3"?1:i73i't3.T.:E¥4 he nevz-:1" knew
about ii. {'fa1ne to know about
1_.1'1E~'. _' fact. the I" piaintiff
sig1"1eéCl":é;11"d e1sv.x;Vas'--(ii'1*£33<"t'i".éd by 11110 I" ('E<=3l"e1'1ciaI'1i: and
11i:s,fa!i1er §1.s;. lie' i\7e11ii.c%c:! {'0 <%<.)~<)pc:?1"c1i:1'v:;-'.=. in pe1'f0m'1ing
\E'.Vl'i'(3: 111:2§Li*riéz;gg: of his sisE'c'+1*s::s 2::1'1<'! as he did not. warm; to
p'l.21v é, big:-;~'%t"1"u<:1.ion in {he dc(:isio11 01" iihe 1"
p1éI«i..I11',i.{i's-. i'at..1':t;%r Ito pr':'y on 2§.4. 1961. i*'i'0m ()'1,.i.i_'_"i:_i'1'e_
<:oI1si<.iemt'.ior'1 under the reiease deed. ;3lz'.~';'['i:'1"]t}'fi; Iii)'.iv', '
proposed to in1p1'<)v<3 the t'.:1*iii0ring.'_ ifi::%ifl.ii'i.!.f1é?. '§.I"11'v.,
Bai'1gE:11(..)I'€. "Fhe n~.1e2zse* cieeercii "*.:_1(="1t.eci "1~.:_pi:m,_
e1l1<:%gai:i()1ii 1:11:11" the Sign{:1'{.{:1'1'£%::C'1£'Vxi%§"'{;g1};{3f]
to the said d()(TUi]1f;,'i1f his "1'{.'IV1V(";\3,'S.»"i'iEi§__?; the
(:o1'1t'<-3i:1i,s '::herc--:()I' and L1dulei1i,iY by
n1isi*epi"e:scnfIa*t:i:()';1 I" defendant
false. Th€.?_2i i'i'ic%i1_is 'Calf./21?;-C_(§:.;ai;i*ai 'pi'()p€I'ti€S we.i*s: sold
by i\/111I1ii'lEif'ij£§,p§§v:~].()l'i~§:§ "'L=«).<;:i"n_r<-;= he shi.ft:.d to Baiigaiicure
t'1e~21rly 1l'i']'£?C" ':_ti::;9{":'z3.d(:»s..=' It is absolutely false that.
he ii"1\/'€i,-3i.C('.i jc:>ii";i'._fa-1mi'i'y'fL:I'1(is in b1.1si1'1c:s_s iriii;iai1y in
pa1..r.i;i1c::1'ship W-*ii,Eji ____ __:..:myb(3re and that he
<12.1;ri*i"s:dfiI:.1'i s,L.=:c':i1 parti.nis:sa.Ie \a='q<.;_§<:i,2abi<=: busixicss in K R Market,
2 'i§a..1'j1g._;aib1't~_*. is false. {$3 r;l€:fc1'1<i21i'1ii was helping his
¢f€.L'1Ll*ier' finai"1c._riaIE.y by iakiiag up (.iiffei'€:'1i: zypes of _j obs
_-(iI"1{ii a.is<"; by i:'1§;,{ l'iai'd iaE:3c)ui* i"1si(il1.:s€,s at R2;1_i21jii'i21g;{a1* as g1}i<--:=g1_;i1V""'é;'1:zii"iéti
own \-"(;2;c121bic b1,lSiI'1t'SS in K 'i\/i24i'1".':i'C'.., 7.arI€1i_ii'Ch"vi-A
b1,lSil'1€$S he is (*.arr_viiig ()i1V»¢*_\E(ri'i to 'file
income 0i'ti'1c~ said aii»sp \fi.x"i1fll41'"$.ii€?» §i1(3Ip of
i'i2is n'1.a1e*ifi'i2'1l uiictie utziiigi' acquired
S()1'I1€ }3i"c>pe1fi:i.c.$i.v:. 1105.1 and 2
of i:1'1.e :l'_;vJ.1*e% acquired by
Mu of the schedille is
Elie sx@ii'--a.(?(};11--isi'{1i':(_;1ii'~.;iVi';.C1ab$('>lL1i.e property of 1*"
defcr1uc:i2T1i"1i_a"_;31:i_'i*(:i.1é::se%¢:_i him 21.55 af'()i'es:+aici from 01.11" of
I'1i':'s. bv;-;"z1 s-igiil ai'iti""i'ia1.1'ci lz=1b()ui'. N(:it.i1e'r p1aimiifi' nor
' .ai'1y.?()'E:11£:sf"vi11i.c-11113621' of i:i*1c M1:1-"1i1'1aii}apa's family has
'aAi31:,«'.'1"igi';1}--.1ii'ITii4 or i1"'1i:e:i'@si. i1'ic)i~ of this ii,e.m of the propei"1':y was
p(;)1'is;i.3r1,i.E:'i.ctci by late I\»'11,mii"12;1i'i_japp:-1 and tht? 1.5'
~u
i2V(mi¥;:i'i(iia»1i'ii;. by fI1\»'CSi.iI'1§{ j()l'f1E' family €'c1£'1'1iI'l(£§S is imi,
_(:E)1'}1TV fzziise but baseic-ss. Ii. faiisc i,1121t' U"i.€? rc=.m".s
(.',(.)1}.t'(..'§"('(.'1 i"m1'n Elm)"; 110.3. of §':.i'1e st-i'1c(:i11i<~ prop:-.%i'i:y
2;1l1eg,;§eit:i()1'i thzit '£1'1(;,'. p1"('Jperi.y at "F R. Mill. Main Road was
'c"1j()i1'1E'. faniiiy asset is false. it is equaiiy false to aiiléggé
that: tilie said pr01.)eri:y was dispmzed of and i.ar1'QiI_ié1f
p1'0pei'1.y at. Raj ai_ji1'1a1g21r was z:1(tqz.1ir:?111... .()n1u'~--i11£?._:Said K
i1'1COI]1t',. Item no.5 of the s(:11eciu1e.pi_s{ zgi 'é3_e1':i'4}zicjquiijédulT_
and abs011ii;e properiy of .C}1_;1I1I'1§fiQ21§3élvaiglii,'.S()Ti1~iif1~
iaw of 1*' dL'?f'€l'1C]'dl'"lT, who is \witi«i'.l§i11Vg i1'1"Si:.}aii.%: Eiazik of
Mysorez. This dei"e11dauit. did 1:191 "}'?_1V'ivD'.V\*'i to whom item
110.8 of fiie Schfidtllfif.*};J(§}.():I1§: family. He
iia(i.vt'--0 six-?1'1<ji ii1.vigt:"-s1f:n.s of monrzy for ilht: medical
V' I.réat.rri§§'i1i:VA'e,ii" hiss wife who was sufferiilg from manta}
.a'i.l'm Ca=1i:f%giiiri;'-who z.11i:ima1)eiy died by jL1IT1pi_l'1g into 21
xvéii. -,'E»"he1'e was no chance? or scope for
ViiMi211ii"1*aI1}2ippa to acquire: any pmperiy. The
°..;3"r(iperi.ies ii'1e1'iti0ned in the "'B" sci'1edi1le are 2111
"imagin2i1'y. '§'11ere~: are :10 such items mi1c:h 185$ they
be1('i1'1gc:d 11(1) 2:1 joixit fzimily. "i'h<::y ('.()I].1i.€l'1d as the
p1ai1'1tii'f' s'sc:*1')ami.ec'l i"1'0:i'i il'1er_§0ir1*; faxriily by e.xec':uii1'1g .21
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rergi-st,e1'e(3 1'e1e2;1st? deed for valuable (:()I1sicité1fé1t:iCr1}'.
and t,ak.i1'1g his share in the joint: family, 1
r11ar11'1er.r of 1'i;gl1t., tiéxle or imere:s't.'""0vr:r '*_.j.1'1e_.5C:-hcciuka
._ "
properties which were-: all :51.1bs¢'c};.:é:--1_'11, t:0"1,95».1 «. &i1~')C1.
1'.h€1'€3f()1'€, they s:.oL1gh1 for dismissal of
14. On the af()r+c,*.ss:}1ici'-_}31.¢£s;dii'2.gsAg"the trial Court.
has fmmed as m;;1ny iS;s_ues Q'-."¥.1'laC i?'€1'I1 additional
issue vv11i(:}_1-Varéee :1:§_-.L1r1cif;1':1-
{1} Isaihe i.:'1H\H/iew of the IT:'j€('.ti03'1 of
{'.ht*--._;)1:1j1"31. Qi'1 3OL in O.S.N0.1220/1983'?
(2) Is Ehe t-'_i1'1A1
(3) , t.hr~3 deéc':~;ripti()11 of the c1r:f€:I':da:nt;s in the plaim.
-- ¢['.tf'1,1ig:~V.a1'1d corre('.':'{'T?
{ii-}T. VE).1'.1'ecé£_'?
d€f€I1dE11'}tS <:<)n:+;t,it.u"::L=t 21 Hindu Joint: I?'a1I1ily'?
{8} Do 1:)ia1i1"a'{.i§'i~s prove §,l"1-ai. i;1'1c: 1'c1c:z21sc- (iieed c1at'.ed
21_.4.1E36I W215 obtained irom the first pE.ai1'1t.iff
EL//_
tlirough l"r'ciucl and misreprese111.at:i()1'i and tha'i.*-it.
is without" (?(,)E'1SidC'1'IcUl0I'l and is not '{)i1'1C1'1'I1§_§:"~\'..)_4i"y'l-..
iheiii'? 4' if VV
(9) D0 plaiiltiffs p1'()\7£i {hail ML1I1i13&1I1jEipp£1'.::.2iI1d F;h'(?.V?'
i"ii's1: c:iel'er1(ia111 were t:.511gE1g€(i in _._j.:3ii'1i:~._l':xi*11ily
business and a<'tqi.1ire(,1 iniiiicwablg: _.;3i'(_;;):%19t.ies
ciei:.e1iled iii the plaim. with i4h_e iI1A<tQin(é.»Of_ifhe;€'juiintgi .'
l'a1iiii'_\/' bL1Sil1('?SS? l' * « V'
(10) D0 pla.i11t.ii'l's ;:)i'0v<=e Iiliait, Y._V_§()V.h()1,iS€:% di;f.s<é_i'i'p;i:i'c)r1 "sis
iT.Q'.I"I1S l and 2 in t:he'=..plz1'1_iii. s~<7hedule'; were
acquired by l\/Iu11ii::;a:1j21pp.:1"? . ' 0
(1l][)() plairitiffs prové V<:_0ii's~tfiLL:?tiigjri.first floor by
Muni11jappa._2;1nd I').E..wi*th' the: _]'(.)i'1.ii; in::€5m(%'?
(jl2)[)Q. .... «-p}é;i.i '1.t".ifi'.~:=,V:'_ p.1_'bxr_é ii *a.(:q_u5isii.io1'1 of site at
Ha._1i'1uixiamiia1'iagai"wii:l'i it-he joiiit family funds'?
{13]D(.J"«DlE}l11fIi.'fij$"':E)lf(§\;iIf)Z"ti(i§'Q1,.1iSl1.l(')I1 of il..('.H'1 No.4 at
Kc*1igE..i1jji "by VqlV_ILV1'.!f1i1'1_]j;i'}3pE.} 1.)@1'12:.11'ii iii iihe I'1'c'j1lT1t'. of
de1"c?11ciei';'11V i\I.c;i'.4".a1id (T()l'lSl'.I'11(.TiIl(.)'fl i4he1'._§1'"1 "'lT_1.iij;1k1,:r I")ist.i'i('.'i;. as well as on "PR. Mill
A -_R()ad_"_~--wc;:'e by ].V}LlIlll'1E1.I1jE{pp'd with _j0ii1f. family
fL1I1d%.(.):,- A
(15) £)V'i).:_pl2iii1t:ii"fs 1'3r()ve that': items 5 and 6 are also
.' .l j\i»-'0 izhai. cief(éricia11i.s arc: in
};)()SS(iSSl()l'1 of if} .s*c:rh<~.*.(iu1e mwealales and iihz-xi' t:}_1p:;'rz'Iy ziiid i"}'1<;' (.'()1.I1'IZ fee:
13 2-: i (:1 St! l'i"icier*:t"'? M
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(I8}[a} Are the ;')Iai1'111if§'s Cntit.ie(i to 21
p211:'U't:io11 emci sep2111'211:c p(')ssessi01'1'?
{b} If S('). in 1'cs's'pt'('?1 of which ()f11i'1e §j:'1~'§.)p'.:r'i:iCs"
and to win-11. extem'?
[19)"i"0 whzat re1ie1'm' :"e.1ic?i':ri3 'si.rc= 1"I"£L':'.__l3:i"'r.1.im'iffE§K21';t;i1'Iéd_'?'~. "
{2O)WI1e1t de(3:"ec (.)1'<;)1'c1e:".?'
AD 1:3'1*1'I0N;.-X1'; 1S:5::U'£«:,_
1.
[)0 the p1amt.1’ffs f’u1f1.h; e1*’pmi>’é_ j.t.h.at the suit
schedule px?0pcé’1’1’i;;+:5″a1zi§% 1F1r:j”§c’)i1:’1t_’ feimily properties
of {. }1en1sg?;%1V’r3.s _’;1nd:_ the .r?i’e fi’2.1’1’ci.21′;’1t _:§f?_f
15. ‘E’}51c=.~ i_7i’£*:sj.E’.”V}5i+1i1’i*£:E’f1’Tdist} (1′::11*i1’1g the pe1:T1der1cy of
{T16 }i1_’c>(t.;:AcdiV1″igsV;_V < _H'i~t'-5': Vg»'if(?' was added as 21 legal}
:'p1*c:sc%1′:1_alijvc? 21$ t’;.}1′–e _4(%-}:;_i’I’«:1″i’c211 \wr'<:é already on reczorcl.
'1'I1<:é1£'::1i;'1_}(::d..%_ IE16"'wé–\:v of the 1.3′ plaimiff Smi.
~ Su.$hc:e£a1’nm*:3a,_, They pr0(i1.:(‘.ed E8 (1<,)CL1I11eni;s which
wé1__'€ Elxss P1. to P18. On behalf of H10
def':::'1'1(:i«.é"i1.'1i.8§ 1'-4 ciefe;?1'1«:a1:”r1i1’1ed B M Shemkar ~ 4″‘
cVi<:uf'}2:"'3d2=m1'. in the suit'. i'h€")«' 1J1'0(1u<'c?d 58 c1o('L:n1€1":.t',&s
zgind \m=;*:*0 :'11a1'ke<:'E 215 Exs. {)1 110 i.).:3E.~'a. L
26'
I6. Thv;* {rial Court on 2,1ppreciat.i0n
e1.f<.)1*es:aici oral and ci.0__()1 :¢;§21y2Ii’¢_:v_y:;tf-of
deficit cou1″1, fee, the }:>_1*c~.:§(-:v:_:,1Vf=suit. fqr’«}).a1*t:I€i()ii is
mai1′”1t,ainab1e. The sLiiI*£’._is iii 1;i’n-;:_{:. ‘i’-he Ci€E-}VCATi”}§'{.iOI”i of
t.}”1e parties (.:o1-rcrcl. ‘I’i7″:e pii’zl1Viz”:t:1i§’1i’§ ‘N;0..2i. 1.0 5 are the
chilciren of r_1,ue[‘~Lf EV’Eunijazinjappa as 1.5.1978
as t.1’*:.:c’ (t(_>fi’:i’g:1(:}a1’e (:;;;;V rj_e3.1}1 is 29.4.1978. The
ge1’T1c1e11kwg}-” ._fL.i1’1:’1isi:?1’tigf1’T’ 1:)_y’–.1_131g3 p1a1’n1′.ifi’s is (::o1″rc(7′:.. “The?
p}21iI1t,i1’fs;V’Li’n
:1:’1§§ isV”’11(‘)t: binding on them. ‘i’1’1e piainfiffs ais:-so have
‘7f2i’i1éci to pmve 1111211 ML,mir1.a.11j21ppa and the W
..f3}ai:r1tif1” \x.rm;:% c+r1;g21;;(‘a(;i in _joi1’at’ family b1,41E%il’1€’.SS and
a.c:q1.1’u’c(1 i1’1’1n’1\.-‘¢1§.:)1e p1′<")perties den-1i1c::(.i in the piaint
L_../
L ,, …….
2.’?
wim the income of the joint’ fzxlnily b11sixh (iesr-.1’ip1’i()1’1 as items 1~’:111ci:f2 i’1V’.1 1.-he
piainl s(:he(iuIe were a(tq1.1i1″c’*.(i’ bfys ..–iVIu.11i1’12i1’1_jéi;§’pa’fv<? l.I'1<;.~ a('.quisiti01'1 of i14<:'n'1
No.4' 'vast Ké11.sre:"i" b V' Muni1'1an'a ' a b€I1E,1l1'li in the
. 2 I *7' .. "
nafne ts1u1’e_.4<" defen(1a1'1i. and co1'1st:ruc:I'i()1'1 1"he1"e on
.\aziT1;}f:LjL:iht Ikfijxfliiy funds' P1ain1;iffs have also faiiecl to
prfwcé .–i_EhL-':.'éiCquisit.i()1'1 of the p1'0perl;y at Bellavi and
T%s1mki3"1; Dis1:ri(*I: as Wei} as '['.R.Mi11 Road by
°VMi.1i'ii3'12'-1I1jappa with joi1"1I_. f2;u1'1i1y fmlds. It. has also
"hekd izhzzzt it..c*n'1s 5 zmd 6 aim: 1101. joint. 1":-muilv
av:;1l;)}es e’11’1(“1 t’::}.’1a1′ lI’1(3y’
23
did 1101′. belong to joint: fe_1mi1y. ‘!’h(=: 31.1%?’ was
p1’0pE;*1’1y. it held iE.¢=:rn’1 No.3 01″ $1116: p1aimI S(%t1c§€i’i.i’ie ‘ M
1)1′()pc1’E.y W’dS the ;’)1’t,);)Lj\5i”1A:\,!*”‘<. 1')'L71()ug:{Ti'I'1b_s;;' V "- 1:() '
Munina11Ljapp2'1. It was his Sf"_',_lf ._£1('?C]L1i§s_iii011' a.1 1'd
?;.herefo1*e. on his c.iea1,h all 1i'i»,s '(*thi1drc%1'1_21_r<»*_'.=en'i.itlE:he1*
item]; £\g_g1*ij:i:3!c_;(‘i’by~.E4:i*:’¢:V s;a_ic;i _j13Clg1’1’1_e11t a.1’ac’1 (:1ecree of
{the 1’LI’iE:L’1,_C:(“)1.4i141=.1″Ej{?'(T{..ii1«g3j”Eh? claim ()Ft’:}1e pl2.1intiffs in
rspr{(~.1 (.)f;” i1_£:1″:’:::a’* (>§<:("re"j.)t M7111 No.3, plaitltiiffs have
'V * ;")1..'§fj:'i"'1″;’.’.t?pc:lla;’1t..$ 2;1s$2;1ili1’1g;g;
the.’;g,1dg:11ie1’1t and clevrce of E’I*1<:' tria} Co1.:1*t' (.:o1"1te=:ncieci
A:-1_cjn1i€:i',E:ci1y E1}'1€. p1a.imiffs and dcfc2r1da1'1ts (:o1'1s1;.it:ute 21
'V.H'i'1'i'C'l1T1 1lI'1C1iVi('l£:.'.d i"a_1":'1i!y. "I.'1'1£: relctase. deed on which
._..r*c=.=!i211'1ve is placed by the (1ef"e1'1d21a'1t:s.3 is; obt:ai11ed by
first ;:)Ie:1i111.if}"s; I19:t1'1m' by praL'E.i('i1'1g i'1'211,.1(i zmd
3:0
in which tiiey iiaive been gi\re1'i all equal share with
the 01:}'1eI' <'*i'1i1d1'<*11 of 1\/i1.t1'ii:12:1.11_;' EI1}fi)pEIi.
19. in the Iigiii. of the’? af()1’e.said {ads and 7::_iva1
(‘.()l’1E’.(i?I]1′,iOl’1f5. the poims that’ arise __;”£”(‘J1*–.r..’_i:L1.1i.V
(:0nsideI’at.i(‘)r: in this appeal are Linderw .– ._
[1) Whether the piaimiiff c:ea1sed:=.:.c> I4I'”1–f:’.:11″i1]’3Vif3I””
Hindu undivided fam1]y««._fi”01’i’1~._file ifheé
regisi’er@d release deed”-2.-1nd’ L.:1id€i_f thé said
A)? Tia. it’. “}’.fi-‘7(i}](“‘..1iS1 lis ri .. ie an
cif<L1n_1c:1_c1V:'Vi 'V __i _; 1 1 fhi 111 C1
iI]1il(::'.'1'7,Vf_i.'S"'L.'i}"1! ajli »_j"0ii"1"i' iainiiy properties as on that
;ci a 1 9'?
V’ {2_}” \7\f’1″1ir::§i:i_1M£:~.af.’ the piaim: sciieciuie pl'()}’)(-}I’ti€S exmspt
iii.i:’1t,iff.
2’Q._’1~’E”}”}.c»’~: n.121t.<;%:*ie1E. on recitiird (.iis<_:1os€s IS' piaimiiff.
V1??? §ic%f€r'ide11'1i.. 4*" ci€fe1'1da1'1i, are the i:hree sons 0f1ai:e
___C M1.::'1i1'1ar1hjapp21. }\r'E1,.1r1in.an_j :»;1ppa. separatecl 'fmn'1 his
~§'{")iI'1T' f'dE'II1i}\,~' %E§)(')Hi ihiriy ye2'.1..rs }.)e51<"i.<.. 'I'<)wz::.t'(:i;<; his
2:2.
£;11’1d ‘:3-;’.ii.i11g U’1€.’ said relee.-zse deeéci rc*§gist:p11§53’é’1Ii;i111g’ 1_}’1.;11. ?1-»}*1_t>y ‘–*.eiia:c*
1’Ia()rtg_gagi11g the j0i1″1t. family p}'(i°per”q_.?A’i”()r
of raisiilg marl for the r.iV1a’r.z;i21ge’-v.c)f and
t.he1’ef()re, he readily agreed Iiis-.$uig1’§at.L;rc> and
get the same 1″egist.’mfé’d.. .fi.::”..§h_<.%'1=.Vcontends there
was no C01'1side1'at1i011.} A ;3a;'£€1 tg und€r the
C1<:u:_I1e1"1i'_.1"T1115 t")~~f':'}'1_t".* 'pIai1"1E,iff has rt:tmai1'1Cci
2,1 }3lea." l_I1 faCt:,=._ 1:».; p1e;'I1'.1bfii"? was f;'X3.1"flil'1€d in chief and
bCfQr_cf? i'1i§%" _( TTE').S.."i CX'(:tw1']}i1"iE-1E.i()I1. he difid. In the
eV'.ic1;,11(?c, he l"1'as__1f§:pea.t:ec1 what he hras stated in the
A ififiii. "'Fh.<:f':é.fo1'€, his wife wazs examined as a witness.
V' &1:’1__d mtaily i11ac11’1’1issib1c;%. If. this (i’.V}d€I’1(Z.’€?
* e;’s<<:i'ude:c1. the1':* is no c*\:i(icra(te 01'1'1'ecord to prove iihe
_§)i mi 1*c:’.c.'<.)1'c:1 £s1'10ws 2111.01' he ..-.scpa.rai4erci
fa.-miily. on S141E3I1c(:1e.u' Cliatmm Roaci H
tailoring business in a I'€11[1t'.d:pi;éi'11iS'C#'.
on the l)1.1si11e.ss for ab()1.1:i. 10:12:1’y_{:’e1rSi _~ f1A”h(f~1in
}a1’1Cl.1(:>.rci filed 2;1.1.’1 ex-*i.L:t.i.ci1″1i”_§i§I”i.E::iL)1′}v.
oI'(:ier came 10 be Lijv)I'()()£.ed
as he couid not se(tL11’§% “Ei’I’i Eiihviiglfii1£1-Ei_§(iA.>§:ib’ff.O111111()ClE1ti0I1.
In the and he
took up {he 3/£3211' 1963. He
1'et..i1'c;-2-_Ycvi """ After' se.c.'u1'ing an
cm1)1()ym_érii1. i’11=._l?{1’~./.IT._ 314;? “sEa1’ti11;_g living in the quai’t;€rs
a11c;£:’1:’e.ci 10 }”‘i»,1″__I1V”EW§’.’)_\”v’.’.’11.S <=:ri'ip10ye1'. The cvi(1e1'1(3e on
'«:e.(?orcI' f:s;h(i'.ags in the meanwhile W ciel'e1'1ciz1:'1i',, his
.'f'c"i{}F.._E":;tiYIV*"ix'.:1t}7vl,,C_i d€f_€I'1(iE1I'11 were living together. "E'h€.7.'€
xaréis 1:40 j f21i_.1’ic:r was (‘:e::.rryiIig on
Wbiiésiriess of onion amcl gai’1it’,pai,h of
‘”‘E’h21rLig1,:pet. ‘W de’–:f€:r1£ie1:’1t. unis assisting 1’1i11’1.
Furi’,h<:%1'. by his E']E.11'(f work he xzvas able to sieiri; 21
bi.I55il1(:.'f§.S in \:'(:_a'§(.%Ezi¥:)Ec?s in w}1i('h ht' fl()i11"iSI'1('('[. HE,"
54-
abie to .S€(?1.11′(f’ a shop p:’en1ises in K R £:\V/E:’.1_1″};c:i’
and in tiht-r said business. he has made a 1″r.>1’_1;1’Ii’1’1e[_~
of his ilmomtir from the said vcg(;rI,21bie_.b1.»:sii=1.es’s: asAr1d_
also the assisi:amce he ggot” f1’c)Vm 11.’ts3¢1ia_1é1i1’i’a1″€t:1fa.g:]’c:VsA
zmci f:«,11,}1y~iI1–i:2~1w. he h:;1.s .pL::.1f;._rI121VscvdV’ two of
which item no.2 i1} 1:116: itern
no.1 in his :i1a:’h<:.V u were not
aCCIL1ir<:rcE out r?A'-W1._i\1j;' there was
no joi1'1t" _fT31.:7i}il§ZU__-.bL:1Si?1E?'C$S ..a1:fga1ll., Erlsofar as 4?"
defer1a_dant':_ 1" _3"V1h1<r<.?¢;*fir;(i.,_ he an artist and
1"c%(:<)g§1":i:si_1'14;2_;'V1'1isxariiisfi§t*"««11'i<:i'it. 1.ht’t.€d
a siliev :1.1j1 Kcé1’1g¢;fi’wrI1c%a’c’ 119 has put. up 21 vo1’1s1’__r1,1ci.ion.
‘5E’.hE’)11gh? t’F_1E1–._piai11t:iffs c0m.<:':1'1d 1*' de£'encie1nt: acquired
1h_.h-?5f sarid.":9.i_1itiw-.'§3~:?i'1a11"1'1i in the Ham 6 of 4"' €i(:ri"e:1cia1'1t' and
;)11i"—-1.:;;.3 21*"lt(_31'}.st:1"1.uttion f'E'1e'1*e11 01.11: of §;’oir11:. family
i?1,1;n.ds,”é::bs0i1.z1′.e1y t’:1’1er no c:vi(ier’1cr;: to subs1’a1nt’.iat:e
“:.}1’£>”sa.id <_:a.se. I~Ir)wcwc1'. Ezhe E'at,l1c-ér aiso 2'1(::quired 22
V "f)1'()pc?t"i",y in i*i.2«1.numa1";1'.]'1ana1ge21r out of his imrome. The
dcfe1:ci.211'1t.s ('()1'}{(?]'1(i E,1'1<:*, said pmperty was acrqzlireci by
I'h.<:i1" {23E.E':m' (mi; oi" 1110 I"1.11'}('1s prc)Vi(fcC1 1:3}! them arlci
t':11ere.f0re.,_ i1 is not the ex_<*I1,:sive property (:):f t.l1e–'i'é1*z}ief';
Hcuwerwzx'. tlmy 1'1'clVC failecl to esmblisll t11e~. .é"ai¢cI._1316:;"V V'
The property all item no.1} sta11'1r;:i:5""i1'–:. t.I1{i;3 1'1_,a.zi1'(I -aha:
trial Court. gramed 21 sha11″e%”–{6’V–Aa11 his .¢i1.i3(_'”:E_;rc:i-3 izhder
Section 8 of U162′ I>1ir1da__ SuC(§és;~3.i{)s’1′”r’\§:t:, I9S’6.'” As the
other pmpertit-as are all $t.a1’1′(i’1’i:§_g i.~1’f; £:.}A_’13’: 1″_’:_.a1I1e of other
membcws oi}i4i*t¢;1’f’z1rr:j1yg m’1(i”«.t.F1<;i1"-gjE:–iffivLié’s«. _\f*~.F{1%f’:{f “‘c1(‘,C]L1i.I”€:(i (mt of the
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